Bournville vs Brandwood

Bournville has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,697 crimes in the last 12 months. Brandwood has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 2,508 crimes. Bournville scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bournville shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Brandwood shows +2.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bournville, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (978 incidents). In Brandwood, it is Violent Crime (1,048 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bournville recorded 193 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Brandwood recorded 190. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bournville totalled 978 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,048 in Brandwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bournville recorded 2,869 crimes (now 2,697, a change of -6%). Brandwood recorded 2,447 crimes previously (now 2,508, +2.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bournville has a resolution rate of 28.2% and Brandwood has 34.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bournville falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Brandwood is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bournville and Brandwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.